Things I genuinely suck at

So this week I have really sucked at getting on the treadmill and there is no good excuse for it. So I am not weighing in because it hasn't changed. Instead I will tell you all what I genuinely suck at. There are a lot of things I am just overall no good, very bad at. And some things I am very proud of.

Things I suck at:

1- Sweeping the floor.

 I am a mom, a housewife, a nanny and a student so you would think after all of these things I would be able to properly sweep my floor but I can't. I don't think there is any good reason for my lack of ability in this area but I pretty much always leave a trail of crumbs either behind me or under something.

2-Doing the dishes.

 If I actually do the dishes, I guarantee that there will at least be one thing left in the sink. I always leave one thing. Just one. Not two. Just one. Why? I have no idea, it just feels comfortable to leave one thing.

3-Leaving water on my nightstand.

 There is always a collection of cups on my nightstand. I could probably clean them of in the morning, but I don't.

4-Shaving my legs.

 I aways remember to shave my arm pits, which is a relief to you all I'm sure. I never remember to shave my legs. More than once I have went and got a pedicure or massage and thought mid massage "CRAP! She can feel my furry legs! I forgot to shave!" followed by thoughts of what she is thinking about my furry legs. In my defense I have never had dark or sharp hairs. When I do shave it takes about 4 days before you can even see ANY hair growing back, it looks barely like peach fuzz after a week. Also, does anyone really know how to shave a knee? Ok let's move on...awkward.

5- Putting away my clothes.

I always have a basket full of fully folded laundry next to my closet. I would honestly rather re wash it than have to put it away.

6- Cooking meat.

 I have never been a big meat eater and I have absolutely no idea how to buy or cook any meat other than chicken and fish.

7- Sports.

This could probably be broken down section by section but overall I think the general idea is that if there is a ball in the sport, I probably suck at it.

8- Running-

 This also contributes to why I suck at sports. I'm awkward and uncoordinated and I'm not very fast. I do this for exercise because I enjoy it, it doesn't mean I'm good at it.

9- Not breaking things

. I pretty much break anything and everything. If you can break it, I will. I don't know why I'm so prone to this. I'm really careful too. I have lost several phones to water (toilets, dog bowls, bath tubs, puddles, cups, beer) Just last week I broke a camera, two bowls, two cups, and a picture.

10- Laundry-

 I always forget to switch the laundry and end up with sour laundry. Oops.

11- Procrastinating

 As a student this is the worst. I put everything off to the very last second. In fact I am procrastinating right now! I should be doing assignments, but no. I am blogging.

12- Staying up on my own two feet

I fall. Like, all the time.

13.- Checking voicemails.

 Just to give you an idea of this. I just looked at my phone. 27 new voice mails. 27. Moral of this story is, if it's an emergency don't leave me a voicemail.


14.- Cleaning out my purse

 there are tons of receipts, wrappers, toys, crumbs, cards, gum that has never even been opened. I used to always keep my purses clean. Now with a baby, I just have bigger fish to fry.

15.- Finishing something before I get something new.

 This is general this also applies to: Shampoo and conditioner, hair products, toothpaste, chapstick, lipstick, perfume, vitamins, laundry soap, fabric softener, dish soap. Everything. I pretty much always have at least 3 back ups for everything I could possibly one day run out of.

16- WORKING OUT-

 I would love to say that I'm good at this , but sometimes I just think there are better things to do. What's really terrible is that once I am doing it everyday, I love it! I just can't get myself to get on the darn treadmill sometimes.

17- Matching up socks.

 I don't own any matching socks. Are there mates? Probably. I don't know where though.

18- Saying no to my dog.

 Yeah, I'm that lady. The dog looks at me, the eyes get bulgy, makes a cute sound. OK do whatever you want pug.

19- Cleaning my car.

 It's clean-ish. There is just mail everywhere.

20- Zumba-

It's so fun. I'm pretty sure I look ridiculous though.

OK so there are 20 things that I genuinely suck at. What do you suck at?

Ooh, So that was a hiatus? Maybe?

Yessss I knowwwwwwwwww, I wasn't here writing. First things first, I've kind of been a lazy piece of poo. Not in the sense of life, just in the sense of working out and writing on blogville. This summer I took a hiatus of the computer sort, after spring term ended and my summer began I shut my laptop and didn't open it again until fall term started 4 weeks ago. Which means..why haven't I been on here? Why didn't I blog throughout the summer? Where am I as far as my weight loss journey? All good questions. First this summer I got a nannying job...well actually 3 nannying jobs

. During the week Monday through Friday all summer I watched 3-5 kids during the day until about 6 pm or 2 pm depending on the day and the kids, and then I picked up another nannying job where I got up at 6 a.m.

 and got kids ready and shuffled them off to their daily activities or picked them up. In which case I would come back home at 8:30 a.m. and get up my baby, give him breakfast

 and change his diaper, then have more kids arrive at 9:30-10 and then didn't leave until the end of the day where I made dinner, picked up the house again, and then gave my baby a bath, story time........

(deep breath), cuddle and bed.

 Longest run on sentence ever

 But you get the point it was busy.

So then I started walking their dog in the afternoons after the kids left, and started picking their kids up from school and taking them to their ballet class etc. So I stopped working out. It's an excuse, maybe. But one that felt pretty legitimate throughout the summer. Once school started I went down to two kids, a dog and then my little family and it has started feeling "normal" again.

 I am taking 5 classes this term. Anti bias education, Observation and Assessment, Developmentally appropriate practices, Promoting social/emotional wellness of children, and Creating curriculum. Basically a whole bunch of teaching classes for my elementary teaching degree (dun dun dun dun!)

My grandparents recently - two days ago- loaned me their treadmill/weight bench so I began running again. I have a thing that I cannot stand to be working out if I am not also eating healthy (mainly because I absolutely hate working out so it better count!) So I'm back at it. I have ran the last two days. I have only been doing 2 miles per day. I'm pretty sure my measurements are off quite a bit, but I lost two additional pounds and didn't gain over the summer. Which in theory is good.

I have been dying when running, not running after an entire summer off and then hopping back on the train is incredibly difficult. I had no idea how far I would set myself back.
Since this is about accountability I will give my measurements.

Neck:15
Bicep:18
Arm:12
Bust:42
Waist:39
Stomach:49
Hips:45
Thigh:27
Calf:17

That is always the hardest part for me, sharing something that I consider so very personal, but I am not going to stay at this weight or these measurements. They are my starting point. We all have set backs, I think technically this is week...17 ...so here it goes again. I always try to remember that I didn't get this way in a month, it was years of bad habits, so now that I am trying to break those bad habits, I am not expecting fast results. I just want to be a happier version of myself, I want to be able to show my son a wonderful example of what a woman should be like emotionally. I want to have the confidence and self worth that will make him want to find a woman who takes pride in herself, not just physically but mentally and emotionally.

Hopefully next week will be a bit more exciting for you all. :)
Until we meet again.